Contributed by: Erika Davis / Creekside Books & Coffee

SPECIAL EVENTS & AUTHORS VISITS

Wednesday, March 4th
10:30-12:00 PM
Special Storytime at Creekside!
Pirate Party and Book Signing with Children’s Book Author.
Children’s Pirate Book author Donna Bennett will be at Creekside Books in Skaneateles for a pirate princess party.  The “Petey and the Mean Pirates”
storytime, party, and book signing will be on March 4th from 10:30a-12p.
Petey and the Mean Pirates sends a heart warming message of peace.  The book is a delightful children’s story that appeals to both kids and parents, alike. This event is free to the public.  No registration necessary.
Children can come dressed in their favorite pirate or princess costume but, not required

Thursday, March 5th
7:00 PM
Author or Stump City, Mike Quigley return to Creekside to introduce his newest in the Stump City series, “Childhood without a Helmut”.  Set again in that predominantly Irish-American section of Skaneateles Falls, New York, the story roughly parallels the time period of Stump City but focuses on Michael’s interactions with his friends and neighbors.  This event is free to the public.  No registration required.

Saturday, March 7th
1:00 PM
Meet Dennis Connors, author of “Historic Photos of Syracuse”
Dennis J. Connors is Curator of History at the Onondaga Historical Association Museum & Research Center. He regularly lectures and offers walking tours about Syracuse area history, and serves as chief curator for several of the museum’s exhibitions.  This event is free to the public.  No registration required.

Sunday, March 8th
1:00 PM
AAUW celebrates “International Women’s Day” at Creekside Guest author, Marian Gedow will present “50 Family Farms”

Saturday, March 14th
Local community member and author, Elisabeth Hurley, presents her new children’s book, “Digging Spring”.  The illustrator of this adorable new children’s book, Erin Sherman, will be joining Ms. Hurley at Creekside.  Ms.
Hurley will be reading from “Digging Spring” and both will be available to sign books and answer questions from the audience.  This event is free to the public.  No registration required.

TIM GREEN RELEASES his latest Children’s book, “Baseball Great”, in March Watch for details about our March 28th author event with Tim Green to celebrate the release of “Baseball Great”.

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WORKSHOPS

Writing Workshops with Bob Comenole
February workshop beginning Thursday, February 26th: Novel Writing & The Creative Thought Process 7-8:30pm for 5 or 6 weeks every Thursday.Interested persons should contact Creekside bookstore at 685-0379

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NEW!  ARTWORK in the COFFEEHOUSE
Enjoy rotating Artwork throughout the store.  Featuring: Barbara J. Reich

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LIVE MUSIC at the COFFEEHOUSE!

FEBRUARY

2/14  Stevie Tombstone
2/20  Barrigar Brothers
2/21  Peterson & Dennihy
2/27  Collective Open Mic. Night
2/28  Kinloch Nelson

MARCH

3/6  Rocko Dorsey
3/7  Andrew Van Norston
3/8  Road Master Concert Series
3/14  John Peterson’s Song Writers Night
3/20 Barrigar Brothers
3/21  Greg Carroll & Sarah Horner

All performances are from 7:30-9:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted
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Creekside Connections BOOK CLUBS

American History Book Club-Meets the third Thursday of every month at 6:00pm
in the Coffeeshop. Upcoming meetings and book selections are as follows:

Thursday, February 19th
To Conquer Hell by Edward G. Lengel

Thursday March 19th
Balkan Ghosts by Robert D. Kaplan

Mystery Book Club- Meets the last Thursday of every month at 6:00pm in the
Bookstore. Upcoming meetings and book selections are as follows:

Thursday, February 26th
Oscar Wilde and a Game Called Murder

Daytime Fiction Book Club- Meets the second Monday of every month at 11:00am
in the Coffeehouse. Upcoming meetings and book selections are as follows:

Monday, March 9th
Loving Frank by Nancy Horan

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Morning Story and Activity Time at Creekside
Every Thursday @ 10 am
Story time is for children ages 2 to 6, and features a 45 minute session of
stories and activities.